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Activision Blizzard made $1.2 billion from microtransactions in just three months

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 2, 2020
in :  Gaming
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Activision Blizzard has reported its new financial numbers for the July-September period, and in total the company has raked in $1.2 billion from microtransactions, which have been rebranded as “in-game net bookings.” That’s a gigantic 69% improvement from the same period as last year, as Activision Blizzard pulled in $709 million from in-game net bookings coin back then.

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Hyper Scape is coming to PS4 and Xbox One on August 11

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 31, 2020
in :  Gaming
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Hyper Scape is finally ready to move out of its PC beta parent's basement, and into its own place on console.

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Kill It With Fire brings its spider-slaying action to PC in August

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 14, 2020
in :  Gaming
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The spider - mankind’s most ancient and deadly nemesis. As a licensed Kill It With Fire exterminator, it’s time to fight back! Gather your arsenal and pursue the eight-legged menace on a journey across suburbia – although not necessarily in that order.

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Indie rock adventure No Straight Roads gets a new August release date

By Darryn Bonthuys
June 30, 2020
in :  Gaming
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Grab your guitar and slap a pair of drum sticks together, because hard rock adventure No Straight Roads has a new August release date.

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Hitman 2’s amazing homing briefcase is making an official return in August

By Darryn Bonthuys
August 2, 2019
in :  Gaming
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No matter which way you slice it, IO Interactive’s Hitman 2 is a miracle. Getting from your starting point to the eventual finish line that is your target, is where the game shines as players need to move between disguises and locations if they want to complete a contract. Doing so also means that you’re going to be using everything from rat poison to screwdrivers to incapacitate anyone who stands in your way. Or if the going gets tough, you could have used the hilarious homing briefcase that Agent 47 carried around with him

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August 2019 video game release schedule – Power fantasies and retro remasters run wild

By Darryn Bonthuys
August 1, 2019
in :  Features, Gaming
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Bugger going outside, I’m staying to play me some games. It’s a good thing that August has a few gems on the horizon then, as Astral Chain looks like several power fantasies rolled into one, World of WarCraft goes for a classic re-release and Remedy returns with Control.

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Xbox Games with Gold goes first-party with Gears of War 4 and Forza 6 in August

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 31, 2019
in :  Gaming
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If you’re looking for a digital distraction to take your mind off of the looming apocalypse, then Microsoft has you covered in the August Games With Gold line-up, which is going for the first-party jugular. The month ahead will Gears of War 4 and Forza Motorsport 6 on the premium side, whereas the more retro offerings will include Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Torchlight.

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20 years later, here are 20 things you might not have known about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

By Darryn Bonthuys
April 8, 2019
in :  Features, Gaming
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In August 1999, Activision and Neversoft released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and a genre went mainstream. While THPS may not have been the first skateboarding game on the market, it was still the very best that a burgeoning genre could offer.

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